China News Service, November 22. The second round of the AFC Group F group stage ended on the evening of the 21st. Shanghai Shenhua lost 1:3 to Ulsan Hyundai and suffered its first defeat in the AFC this season. In the first half, Yin Bi Jiaran scored twice, and in the second half, Kim Ki-hei extended the score for Ulsan Hyundai. After that, Shenhua's substitute Zhu Jianrong scored a goal.
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It is worth mentioning that the previous four appearances of the Super League team ended in victory. Shenhua lost to Ulsan and became the top four teams in the AFC this season. Field failure.
Shenhua sent a number of young players to play, and only Mbia was the only foreign aid. In the 19th minute of the first half, Shenhua fell on the right defensive line, Yin Bi Jialan drove straight in and pushed into the penalty area with a shot that was saved by Li Shuai. Although Mbia shoveled the ball before Juniol made a supplementary shot, the ball came to Yin Bigaran's control, and the latter pushed the ball to break the deadlock.
In the 40th minute, Ulsan Hyundai made a comeback. They played smoothly in the midfield. Juniol leaned against Mbia and passed the penalty area. Lee Sang-hyun pushed the middle. Yoon Bigaran, who had already scored a goal, snapped. Then, the goal was successfully pushed to the upper right corner and scored twice.
In the 63rd minute, Ulsan Hyundai got the chance of a free kick on the left side of the frontcourt. Shin Fill-ho took the ball and Jin Ki-hee, who had played for Shenhua, headed the ball to the goal. The score on the court became 3: 0, Shenhua is very passive.
approaching the end of the game, Shenhua finally scored a goal in the 89th minute. Mbia's barely shot was blocked by the opponent, and then he took the opportunity to divide the ball to the right. Wang Wei passed in, and Zhu Jianrong, who was on the bench, jumped to the top. Headed the goal. The score of
3:1 continued until the final whistle was blown. Shenhua suffered its first defeat in the AFC this season. At the same time, the 4th Super League team also suffered their first defeat in the AFC Tournament. In the standings, Shenhua dropped to third place with 3 points and Ulsan rose to the top with 4 points. However, Shenhua, who holds a three-pointer, has a chance to re-enter the promotion zone at any time as long as he finishes the next game. (End)